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Hospitalized people with HIV may be provided interventions to support transitions to outpatient care and reduce avoidable readmissions. Interventions may include: • pre-discharge goal setting • medication review • transitional care planning • telephone follow-up • home visits by health-care providers and/or peer supporters • individualized support.

Year
2025
Institution
WHO guidelines on the management of advanced HIV disease

Recommended In Favor

Conditional recommendation

Initiation of combined oral contraceptive (pill) (COCs), the patch and the combined contraceptive vaginal ring (CVR). A woman may be provided with COCs, patches or CVRs in advance with appropriate instructions on initiation, provided she is medically eligible. Medically eligible and menstrual cycles have not returned: COCs, the patch and the CVR can be initiated immediately if it is reasonably certain that the woman is not pregnant. She will need to abstain from sex or use additional contraceptive protection for the next 7 days.

Year
2025
Institution
Selected practice recommendations for contraceptive use, 4th ed.

Unscheduled removal of combined contraceptive vaginal ring (CVR). (i.e. CVR is removed before the end of the cycle) combined contraceptive vaginal ring (CVR). If the CVR is removed for more than 48 hours at an unscheduled time, it should be reinserted as soon as possible. The woman should then keep the CVR in place until the removal day as originally scheduled.‒ The woman should also use condoms or abstain from sex until she has worn a CVR for 7 days in a row.‒ If the unscheduled removal of the CVR occurred during the third week of CVR use, the woman should omit the CVR-free week by finishing the third week of CVR use and starting a new CVR immediately. If she is unable to start a new CVR immediately after the third week of CVR use, she should use condoms or abstain from sex until she has worn a CVR for 7 days in a row.‒ If the unscheduled removal of CVR occurred during the first week of CVR use and unprotected sexual intercourse occurred during the previous 5 days, the woman may wish to consider using emergency contraception.

Year
2025
Institution
Selected practice recommendations for contraceptive use, 4th ed.

Strongly Recommended In Favor

Strong recommendation